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![Karaoke host sings the praises of healthy living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karaoke host sings the praises of healthy living
Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.
![Budget 2010: Govt puts health on life support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Budget 2010: Govt puts health on life support
The Govt has allocated just under $500 million annually to health - $250m less a year than the increase in last year's budget.
![Bad news predicted for health spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bad news predicted for health spending
The public health sector is bracing itself for a Budget that may not cover all its rising costs.
![Ms ALL and Dr BLACK have a baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ms ALL and Dr BLACK have a baby
She may be an "All-Black", but a baby's links to rugby stardom are no help in paying an unexpected bill of more than $12k for her health care.
![Health access case example of 'postcode lottery' - commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Health access case example of 'postcode lottery' - commissioner
The Health and Disability Commissioner has suggested that access to publicly-funded health services depends on where patients live.
![Nurse struck off for punching elderly man in mouth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nurse struck off for punching elderly man in mouth
A nurse has been struck off the register for punching a "vulnerable" elderly man in the mouth while she was working at a resthome.